~RIP~ Target the Hero

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When it comes to being a noteworthy hero, human's aren't the only species who can achieve this. This post is about a beautiful German shepherd mix, Target. As a stray on the war-ravaged streets of Afghanistan, she had been shot by the Taliban and blasted by explosives. In fact, the plucky German Shepherd cheated death so often that U.S. soldiers named her Target. She had even become a life-saving hero by sniffing out and fighting off a suicide bomber on a military base. When she was wounded she was treated by medics as if she were just another one of the soldiers. Target even appeared on Oprah with her owner to celebrate her heroism. Tragically, Target was mistakenly euthanized at an Arizona shelter. When Target got lost, her owner found her on the shelters online list of dogs, but he assumed that the shelter was closed on the weekends, but he went to the shelter immediately on Monday. But when he got there, he was told that his dog was dead. 'My four-year-old son just can't understand what is going on with Target and keeps asking me to get the poison out of her and bring her home. They don't want her to go be with God yet,' a teary Sgt Young told the local CBS TV station. *This story breaks my heart. I feel for Sgt. Young and his family. ~RIP Target~ You're beautiful! To read the full story and see photos of Target and her family, click on the following link.And be sure to watch the video at the bottom of the page! It's the news report on when she saved the soldiers and when she came to live with one (it's a story released before she was killed, and it really shows what an impact she had on every one). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1330088/Afghanistan-dog-hero-mistake-Arizona-animal-shelter.html